Lease Commissioning Manager
Construction, Engineering & Trades · Architecture & Planning · Construction Management · Facilities Maintenance
In short
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation is looking for a Lease Commissioning Manager to manage the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity. This role involves working with various teams to streamline capacity delivery, executing scope, schedule, and budget, and ensuring projects are commissioned according to Microsoft's standards. The position offers a hybrid work model and is located in one of several US hub locations.
Responsibilities
- Manage the contracted Commissioning Agent assigned to Data Center construction projects.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce commissioning best practices across lease projects.
- Review and approve Lease Statements of Qualification (SoQs).
- Conduct construction site inspections to review QA/QC and commissioning process.
- Drive the project Commissioning process, including scope and schedule.
- Regularly review Construction Progress, QA/QC, Commissioning progress, issues, and KPI metrics to report to management.
- Coordinate meetings and activities of vendor project managers.
- Manage client representatives and partners to define and align on scope, schedule, and budget.
- Attend scheduled owner/architect/contractor (OAC) and other project meetings.
- Report Project Progress on scope, schedule, and budget weekly or as required.
- Manage data center commissioning project delivery strategy in alignment with the CO+I road map strategy.
- Refine practices/policies and develop methods/techniques for driving solutions, including development of commissioning procedures.
- Provide input to long-term delivery strategy and incorporate requirements into project execution plans.
- Provide input to internal stakeholders on vendor oversight and commissioning performance management.
- Prepare SOQ’s and other project approval tools & templates.
- Ensure adherence to commissioning exhibit and other contractual requirements within Lease Agreements.
Requirements
- Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years relevant technical engineering experience.
- Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 9+ years technical engineering experience.
- 5+ years experience working on data center projects Project Management Construction Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC).
- Able to develop and write detailed Commissioning Scripts.
- Issue identification and resolution management.
- Industry recognized Commissioning Certification: OSHA 30 or equivalent qualification, NFPA-70E, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint), MS Visio, MS Project, MS Teams.
Benefits
- Relocation support will be provided.
- Successful candidates should relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location.
- This role offers hybrid work, 3 days / week in office.
- In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees.
- Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
- As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals.
- Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials EngineeringReliability EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMS OfficeOutlookWordExcelPowerpointMS VisioMS ProjectMS Teams
#Cloud Operations#Data Center#Commissioning#Reliability Engineering#Construction Management#Project Management#Quality Assurance#Quality Control#Engineering
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$119,800–234,700 / year
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Phoenix, United States
Austin, United States
Chicago, United States
Richmond, United States
Charlotte, United States
Houston, United States
Qualification
Doctoral, Master, Bachelor
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